OrthoGeorgia Outpatient Surgery Center is the first ASC in Georgia to offer MAKO Partial Knee Replacement procedures.
"Accuracy is key in planning and performing partial knee procedures," said Robert M. Thornsberry, MD. "For a good outcome you need to align and position the implants just right. The MAKO system enables surgeons to personalize partial knee arthroplasties to achieve optimal results at a level of accuracy and reproducibility previously unattainable with conventional instrumentation."
Here are five things to know:
1. The MAKO system is a surgeon-controlled robot designed for increased accuracy in alignment and implant placement. The technology has a 1 percent revision rate for partial knee replacements and a 92 percent patient satisfaction rate at two years after surgery.
2. The system includes patient-specific visualization and proprietary tactile robotic arm technology integrated with intelligent surgical instruments.
3. Surgeons can use the technology in the pre-planning stage to achieve reproducible outcomes.
4. More than 50,000 MAKO hip and knee replacement procedures have been performed since 2006.
5. Stryker acquired MAKO Surgical in December 2013.